Saturday 26 November 2011 19.08 EST
First published on Saturday 26 November 2011 19.08 EST

Kauto Star may be brave but he's got no balls

John Hunt's spine-tingling commentary on Kauto Star's victory at Haydock last weekend was played again on BBC Radio 5 Live's Kicking Off show on Friday night, but the presenter Colin Murray got the wrong end of the stick when discussing future plans for the outstanding chaser of recent times. "If he'd had a bad race, his trainer was talking about saying 'that's it,'" said Murray, in conversation with ex-jockey Mick Fitzgerald. "I know when they go to stud they make a fortune. He's got to be one of the most expensive horses when it comes … to his seed." A pregnant pause followed, before Fitzgerald replied: "They'll have a job finding it because he hasn't got any testicles, Colin." Hunt, meanwhile, will have his talents heard by a wider range of listeners having been called up by 5 Live to commentate on the equestrian events and the modern pentathlon at next year's Olympics.

Sky Sports football presenter has a prize day at Newbury

The Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balagué was an unusual sight at Newbury on Thursday as a guest of the meeting sponsors Sportingbet, and even ended up being roped into presenting a prize. "Amazing day!" he later tweeted. "I even gave a trophy! Sorry I didn't know which one was for which person! My mum chose an almost winner! No money for almost winners though ... Plan to spend much longer next time."

Elves' workload increases just in time for Christmas

The former Racing Post Newmarket correspondent Tony Elves has seen his workload picking up since he took over as agent to Tom Queally, the rider of the unbeaten Frankel. Elves has also now been asked to act as agent for this year's champion apprentice Martin Harley.

Dillon sees Movember out by shaving his moustache off for charity

While many in racing, including the trainer Alan King and the jockey Davy Russell, have grown moustaches to raise funds as part of the Movember charity campaign, one of the sport's most famous tashes is shortly to disappear. Ladbrokes' long-standing frontman Mike Dillon is shaving off his moustache next Saturday night in aid of the South Bucks Hospice. Donations can be made via www.justgiving.com/mike-dillon

Death announced of Champion Hurdler See You Then's owner

One of jump racing's more flamboyant owners passed away without fanfare last week. The Marquis Giacinto Guglielmi di Vulci died, aged 88, on Thursday having been best known in racing as the owner of the Nicky Henderson-trained three-times Champion Hurdle winner See You Then in the 1980s. The marquis was a fine sportsman and competed in the last London Olympic Games in 1948 when representing Italy at polo.